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by the Duchess of Bedford in 1907 (fi<;. 14) ; by a male from Eo^ypt, 

 presented by the Hon. Walter Rotlischild in 11)04 ; and by a male 

 and female (of which the former is grey and the latter red) from India, 

 which were purchased in 1903. It will be noticed that in general 

 character these Pariah Dogs come very close to the Dingo, the 

 Domesticated Dog of the Australian aborigines, of which a specimen, 

 presented by the Zoological Society in 1901, is exhibited. Although 

 long regarded as an indigenous species, there is little doubt that the 

 Dingo was brought to Australia by the natives on their first arrival. 



, . Eskimo Dogs, like the Samoyede breed of Siberia, are 



closely allied to the larger variety of the Pomeranian or 

 ® • Spitz ; and in some cases it is difficult to distinguish 

 between the two. Eskimo Dogs are represented in the collection 

 by ' Farthest North,' a dog which formed the leader in the team of 

 Lieut. Peary during his expedition to Greenland. This famous dog, 

 which died in April, 1902, was bred in Greenland, and presented 

 by Miss Casella. Another well-known Eskimo of which the 

 mounted skin is shown is ' Seymour-Franklin,' a female prize- 

 winner, which was born in May, 1888, and died in 1900 (K.ChS.B., 

 No. 30,393). This dog was bred m England by Mr. W. K. Taunton, 

 and presented by him on its death. A third celebrated Eskimo is 

 'Arctic King,' which was born in England July 1st, 1902, and died 

 May 1st, 1904. This dog was the winner of more than 120 first and 

 special prizes. Its mounted skeleton was presented by Mr. A. P. 

 King in 1907. A fourth specimen of the Eskimo breed, a female 

 from Greenland, was presented by Mr. W. K. Taunton in 1900. 



, Near akin to the Eskimo is the Chinese breed 

 known in this country as ' Chow-Chow,' a ' Pigeon- 

 English' term meaning to eat, in allusion to the fact that these 

 Dogs are commonly used for food in China. The first specimen is 

 a male Black Chow-Chow, which was born in March 1892, and died 

 February, 1902. This dog (K.C.S.B., No. 37,905, fig. 15), which was 

 the winner of 6 firet and several second prizes and mcdalsj was bred in 

 France by M. A^''aldeck-Rou88eau, and presented by Miss Casella in 

 1902. The Red Chow-Chow is represented in the collection by the 

 head of Champion ' T'ien,' a female (K.C.S.B., No. 1720a), born in 

 England, May, 1895, which died in August, 1903, and was presented 

 by the breeder, Miss Casella, in the same year. 



_, The old English (Bob-tailed) Sheep-dog is a breed which 



^ appears to be of great antiquity, and remarkable for the 



^' fact that a considerable proportion of the pups are born 



